"Yesterday's Tides," by Roseanna M. White

 "Yesterday's Tides," by Roseanna M. White

In 1942, Evie Farrow is used to life on Ocracoke Island, where every day is the same--until the German U-boats haunting their waters begin to wreak havoc. And when special agent Sterling Bertrand is washed ashore at Evie's inn, her life is turned upside down. While Sterling's injuries keep him inn-bound for weeks, making him even more anxious about the SS officer he's tracking, he becomes increasingly intrigued by Evie, who seems to be hiding secrets of her own.

Decades earlier, in 1914, Englishman Remington Culbreth arrives at the Ocracoke Inn for the summer, never expecting to fall in love with Louisa Adair, the innkeeper's daughter. But when war breaks out in Europe, their relationship is put in jeopardy and may not survive what lies ahead for them.

As the ripples from the Great War rock Evie and Sterling's lives in World War II, it seems yesterday's tides may sweep them all into danger again today.

This book goes back and forward between World War 1 and World War 2.  It has many twists and turns to it, that intertwines different members of the family.  It brings to light the racial differences in the States and the class differences in the UK.

Historically very interesting and I liked how it was mainly set on the island of Ocracoke.  Makes me want to visit it.  I did find it hard to get all the characters sorted out in my brain to start with, as there are a lot and some have similar names. Evie and Louisa were both strong lead characters.  

Stars out of 5 : 4 A good book and a book where characters from the author's other books pop up from time to time.  Well worth reading.  Read the Author's Notes at the back of the book, very interesting how this book came about.

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